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Set 1:
d1t01. Tuning
d1t02. Sugaree->
d1t03. Minglewood Blues
d1t04. Candyman
d1t05. Me & My Uncle->
d1t06. Big River
d1t07. Loser
d1t08. Lazy Lightning->
d1t09. Supplication
d2t01. Tuning
d2t02. Far From Me
d2t03. Ramble On Rose
d2t04. Feel Like A Stranger

Set 2:
d2t05. Tuning
d2t06. Big Railroad Blues
d2t07. Samson & Delilah
d3t01. Tuning
d3t02. Terrapin Station->
d3t03. Playin' In The Band->
d3t04. Drums->
d3t05. Space->
d3t06. Truckin'->
d3t07. Stella Blue->
d3t08. Sugar Magnolia

Encore:
d3t09. One More Saturday Night->
d3t10. Brokedown Palace

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Reviewer: B. Stockwell - - August 18, 2009
Subject: West High School Auditorium is HUGE
Please don't think The Dead were playing next to a cafeteria. WHS Auditorium is a large hall with a balcony, greenroom-to-stage elevators - the works.The place seat 2,000. That's big. I mean, Harlem's Apollo Theater only holds 1500. How West High School wound up with a classy venue big enough to attract The Dead is baffling but there it is. Dave Brubeck and even Leonard Bernstein have wound up there, probably out of curiosity. The promoter of the concert tossed in a hunting and fishing trip for the band just to sweeten the deal. There's a lot of counter culture types up there, people wanting to leave the US but not keen on learning French. Despite its hippie-ish attitudes - up to an once of weed is legal and two dozen plants is the legal limit - Alaska has quaint habit of electing Republicans. Deadheads who made the trip in 1980 were taken in by locals who admired their determination to make the trip to Alaska. June is a great time up there - we're heading into nonstop sunshine for weeks on end. Me? I went to East Anchorage. So there.

Reviewer: Folkhippy - - August 18, 2009
Subject: Alaskan DEAD
Looks like the boys decided to venture to Alaska, and it sounds like thoes eskimos got their faces stolen! The band played a run in a high school auditorium and one might not expect too much from a show in that setting. It also happens to be 1980, a long overlooked year in the trading world. It just so happenes that there was a killer taper in the audience and he did a fine job in capturing this beautiful night! 14:21 Sugaree opener, Lazy Lightning>Supplication, Feel Like a Stranger, Terrapin, and Playin' in the Band...all killer! This show bops with the energy of a summer/fall '79 show. Great versions of all songs within, and one of my favorite AUDs. It just sounds so good! One hell of a show! Check out the other shows from this run as well!

Reviewer: jerry5-21-77 - - January 24, 2008
Subject: Refreshing!
Man, i gotta tell ya....it is NIIIICE to hear an AUD tape shine like this one...WOW!

I have been collecting and listening to SBD for such a long time now...that i needed to be humbled and awed into the Grateness of a good ol' Audience recoding.

Been a Deadhead since 84, and cant get enough....even in 2008!!!

Long live the Dead!!!!

Reviewer: Dr.Unclear - - January 9, 2008
Subject: Excellent Aud Sound
This show is not spectacular but certainly has a strong set list and fine moments. 3 stars for the show.

The recording, on the other hand, really does sound fantastic. The highs are slightly muffled, but the mids and low end are well-balanced. A GEM of an audience recording! 4 stars for the sound.

Notes

Recorded from Row M, Seat 2, Right Center Floor